I was doing 105 kms per hour and loss all power. car would not gho over 60klm per hour. turned off of highway and sat with engine running and decided to drive. problem went away. problem casme back when i stopped to pick up a newspaper, i didnt turn off the vw on either time. as i was starting to drive the power loss was there shortly then went away. i am afraid to drive it now. help!!!
Contact your dealer as they have the equipment to track down a fault like this
SOURCE: LOSS OF POWER
number of things
1 fuel injectors
2 worn throttle body
3 inside gas tank sending unit filter needs replaced
4 a/c compressor failing
5 replace air filter
6 depending on mileage of vehicle worn cam, bearings oil rings
7 oil and water mixing together (oil will look like chocolate milk on dipstick if this happens
8 not enough air from the electric fan in front of vehicle (hook constant power and a switch with power key off)
9 wrong fuel type (maybe you car requires premium)
10 alternator wareing out and makeing a slow drop in power
11 binding brakes or emergency brake line binding
12 worn sparks plugs wires and electrical unit that houses this
13 worn capacitor looks like a little tear can with power points on it
this is just basic diagnosing without being there to see the vehicle in person these are the things right off the top of my head that i can help diagnose right now
some of these things wont show on a diagnostic cause there more mechanical and sensors wear with mechanical
hope this helped you in your quest
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you got a immob prob with your key,get it recoded to your key and away you go.........dont jump start your car without surge protectors or you may blow your e.c.u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have the same problem. Do you have a DSG transmission? There are complaints on VW clubs about this problem. It seemed like an engine control issue but it is actually a confused transmission in my case. It seems to have trouble engaging and must send a signal to the engine to kill power. Recalibrating the transmission with VAG-COM made the problem go from a 3x daily issue to a weekly one. I have read that the DSG is very sensitive to oil levels. I am going to set mine properly and see if it helps. The calibration/adaptation only takes 10 minutes with VAG-COM
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check the turbo hoses, they are renound for dry cracking, very hard to see at first glance
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99 vw passat 1.9tdi was driving sound but just died just turns but wont fire up
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